There is probably no greater weakness in this 21st century society than the lack of real relationships. Whether we are talking in the church or out of the church this powerful self-centered principality has locked on like super glue to the hearts of this generation. It is very necessary to understand the importance our Creator placed on REAL RELATIONSHIPS and how they work to foster healthy lifestyles. Without them we are just like animals.

It is 2am in the morning and how I wish the Lord would let me sleep! Father, why don’t you do your downloads during daylight hours? The truth is I know the answer. Our minds are too busy to get a clear signal so He speaks when there is no traffic.

It is the burden of the Lord’s Church again. Oh! How He loves her! How He wishes she would listen on this Valentine Day Night. I hear the same words over and over again. To obey is better than sacrifice! To obey is better than sacrifice! Oh how He is tired of our Sunday morning performances.

What I share today comes from 16 years of being king of my own La La Land. I was sincere, I was zealous, I was diligent but I was wrong. Judged by men I was a star to be followed but judged by the Lord I was a poor plastic copy of a religious system. I share this to let the readers know I tread lightly when I share what I am about to write.

I know I will be making some generalizations and there are pockets of Light all over this world but in general the Church has been, is and will continue to be ineffective for another 2000 years if we do not repent and return to the true Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

What you are going to read is going to sound alien like it came from outer space but deep inside your spirit will resound a hearty Amen. I take it for granted that the Lord Jesus has providentially led you to this article and that your heart has been aching for the answer to this question for years. I thank God for you and pray that His Spirit will help you hear and read those things you need to further your Christian growth and discipleship.

Isa 64:5 You are indeed angry, for we have sinned - In these ways we continue; NKJV

The reason these words will sound so alien is described above. We have sinned and we have been sinning this way for a long time. The longer our sin remains the longer we become callous and hardened to them.

History reveals man always wants to do more than he wants to obey. It’s in our Adamic nature to perform externals when what the Lord is after is our hearts. Listen to the Lord speak to us today;

What I am about to share is going to rock you. It will cause you to re-think everything you do in the future as a Christian. Whether you are the buyer or the seller, one day you will be affected, for Judgment is coming first to the household of God. In love, I ask you to stop reading now or consider yourself forever warned.

I don’t pretend to have the answer to the huge mess that worldly business practices have brought into the church. As Isaiah 61 says we have been in sin and we have endured in them for a long time. Today these worldly practices have their tentacles into much of what the church does. Nothing less than genuine repentance, or a total Heaven sent-Economic failure of the current system, can return us to the original ways of the first disciples.

What I am about to write I pray is birthed in my love for Christ's Church. I pray that it is motivated by the holy zeal that rises up in me when I see church leaders abusing those whom God has called. I pray that it is said clearly, but with love- for what is not birthed in love is sin.

As I survey the Present Day Christian Landscape everywhere you look there are wounded warriors. Sick and Evil people are everywhere too, but none can have such a profound effect on an up and coming Christian Leader, as the man whom he has placed his faith and trust in, his pastor.

Ok I said it. Yes I went there. God knows somebody needs to talk about it. We are losing the virginity, the innocence and the holiness of an entire generation to this age old disease. I won’t mention how many divorces in our 75% divorce rate for greater Jacksonville began right here. This is more than a teenage problem that will go away after you “sow your wild oats”.

the winter of 2007 I was making a road trip from my sister's in Ohio to the northern part of Lower Michigan. Outside of Ann Arbor, traffic stopped dead on the interstate due to construction. I was travelling alone and had been listening to worship CDs and enjoying the solitude and a time of worship and fellowship with the Lord. As I waited for traffic flow to resume, a passage of scripture came to my mind very clearly. Then began what my husband would call a "download", which would unfold over a 90 minute period of time. In the years since, the Lord has continued to expand this revelation, to challenge my thinking and to increase my understanding. At the time of the original encounter, I knew this message was not just for me, but something to be shared. Several people have encouraged me to write it down as it has been delivered to me.

Our Western custom regarding the "adoption" of children has clouded our biblical understanding. Our practice of adoption can be defined simply as to take by choice into relationship. In our culture adoption involves taking an infant or child from someone else's family and giving him our surname and legally making him our child. We change his environment, and he will undoubtedly adopt many of our characteristics simply by living with us. We can even influence his choices, and he will share our outlook on life and our attitudes about many of life's situations. However, the traits he received by heredity cannot be changed because his bloodline was NOT affected by adoption.

This article is about the blessing of being a favored son of the Father. I don’t need to explain what human success is. We are bombarded by this generation’s thirst for success at any price on a daily basis. Management “How To” books fly off the shelves at bookstores everywhere as everyone wants that new secret that they have been missing.

As the year draws to a close, and Christians in America begin to nudge heaven for a word concerning their future, it’s important to note the persistent doom and gloom that exists. It seems that we are divided into two major camps, those expecting life in a tribulation-like setting (prophetic) and those who don’t care about anything (carnal Christians) except maybe the economy and how it affects how many dollars are in their pockets.